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News - bmd nato

  • Digital Battlespace

    AOC 2019: USAF in a jam

    23rd October 2019

    It is 30 years since the US Air Force (USAF) retired its General Dynamics EF-111A Raven electronic warfare aircraft. Is it time that the air …

  • Military Logistics

    EDA, NATO consider AAR challenges

    21st October 2019

    A joint European Defence Agency (EDA)-NATO air-to-air refuelling (AAR) conference has taken place to discuss current and future challenges and coordinate efforts in the AAR …

  • Defence Notes

    ​Spanish shares increase non-starter for Airbus

    4th November 2019

    Manufacturer Airbus has officially confirmed that it will not offer the Spanish government an increased share in the company as a means to Madrid potentially …

  • Defence Notes

    UK politicians preach NATO solidarity ahead of crunch Brexit talks

    14th October 2019

    A busy few days of diplomacy has kick-started a week that may in many ways define how the UK approaches defence and international relations in …

  • Naval Warfare

    RFA Tidesurge replenishes US Navy destroyer

    25th October 2019

    Royal Navy tanker RFA Tidesurge has replenished a US Navy Arleigh Burke class destroyer in a first for the Tide class fleet.The replenishment of the …

  • Training

    Joint Warrior gets underway in UK

    11th October 2019

    More than 3,000 troops from 14 participating nations have arrived in the UK for NATO exercise Joint Warrior. The multinational, biannual military exercise will take …

  • Naval Warfare

    Extensive Russian submarine operation in North Atlantic: Norway

    29th October 2019

    Russia has sent about 10 submarines into the North Atlantic in the largest such operation since the end of the Cold War, the Norwegian military …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Future soldier ensembles set for German Army

    1st November 2019

    Rheinmetall is preparing to support the German Army’s lead role in the NATO Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF) deployment in 2023 with a …

  • Naval Warfare

    HMS Cattistock joins NATO operations

    8th October 2019

    Royal Navy minehunter HMS Cattistock has departed on a seven week deployment in support of NATO operations as part of Standing Mine Countermeasures Group 1.The …

  • Digital Battlespace

    AOC 2019: New approach to innovation needed as EW threat expands

    30th October 2019

    Having heard from government departments, agencies and defence primes at AOC 2019 on the state-of-play of US electromagnetic warfare (EW) capabilities, representatives from commercial industry …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Germany looks into radar picture improvements

    1st November 2019

    The Luftwaffe (German Air Force) may embark upon a major procurement of new ground-based air surveillance radars over the coming five years which could see …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Lithuania eyes UH-60M Black Hawks

    18th October 2019

    The Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence has announced that it will procure UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters to replace its Mi-8 fleet. Six of the type …

  • Land Warfare

    Latvia relaunches tactical vehicle procurement

    25th October 2019

    The Latvian Ministry of Defence (MoD) is making another attempt to procure a fleet of tactical vehicles. This comes after the previous competition, which saw the …

  • Digital Battlespace

    AOC 2019: Financial and Great Power challenges threaten US electronic warfare capability

    28th October 2019

    Budget pressures and a lack of military programming and industrial agility are some of the main challenges facing the US and its electronic warfare (EW) …

  • Land Warfare

    Lithuania receives more Unimog trucks

    2nd October 2019

    Daimler has delivered 110 more Unimog U5000 trucks to the Lithuanian armed forces, adding to 88 examples already delivered under a 340-unit order for the …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

  • APCs/IFVs - tracked

    BMD-4M

    Programme Background Since 2017, 11 battalion sets of the BMD-4M have been delivered to units of the VDV in addition to 27 located at the ...

  • APCs/IFVs - tracked

    BTR-MDM Rakushka

    Programme Background Since 2016, 11 battalion sets of BTR-MDMs are known to have been delivered to units of the VDV in addition to 12 platforms ...

  • Tanks

    2S25 Sprut-SDM1

    Programme Background The Sprut-SDM1 is an upgraded version of the Sprut-SD, a mere 30 of which were produced for the VDV between 2006 and 2010 ...

  • Destroyers

    Maya Class (27DDG) (1-2) [Japan]

    Programme Background The 27DD Maya class destroyers were previously known as the Improved Atago class because they are an addition to the existing two Atago-class destroyers that have entered service. ...

  • AEW&C

    Alliance Future Surveillance and Control (1-6) [NATO]

    Programme Background NATO’s E-3A AWACS fleet is set to retire in 2035, after 50 years of service. To plan for the required follow-on capability, NATO's ...

  • Air: Radio and SATCOM

    Air: Radio and SATCOM | Alliance Future Surveillance and Control (1-6) [NATO]

    NATO is estimated to procure up to 18 AEW aircraft under the Alliance Future Surveillance and Control (AFSC) programme to replace the current E-3 Sentry fleet when ...

  • Data links

    Data links | Alliance Future Surveillance and Control (1-6) [NATO]

    NATO is estimated to procure up to 18 AEW aircraft under the Alliance Future Surveillance and Control (AFSC) programme to replace the current E-3 Sentry fleet when ...

  • Air: Head-up displays

    Air: Head-up displays | Alliance Future Surveillance and Control (1-6) [NATO]

    NATO is estimated to procure up to 18 AEW aircraft under the Alliance Future Surveillance and Control (AFSC) programme to replace the current E-3 Sentry fleet when ...

  • Transponders and IFF

    Transponders and IFF | Alliance Future Surveillance and Control (1-6) [NATO]

    NATO is estimated to procure up to 18 AEW aircraft under the Alliance Future Surveillance and Control (AFSC) programme to replace the current E-3 Sentry fleet when ...

  • Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - small

    Small VTOL UAV (Denmark)

    Programme Background 2020 Tender In January 2018, Denmark's three main political parties signed the Danish Defence Agreement, a cross-party defence white paper covering the period ...

  • Military helicopters - multirole

    EU Next Generation Rotorcraft Technologies Project (ENGRT) - (Greece)

    Programme Background EU Next Generation Rotorcraft Technologies Project (ENGRT) EU Next Generation Rotorcraft Technologies Project (ENGRT) was announced in early 2022 and the project contract was awarded ...

  • Military helicopters - multirole

    EU Next Generation Rotorcraft Technologies Project (ENGRT) - (Italy)

    Programme Background EU Next Generation Rotorcraft Technologies Project (ENGRT) EU Next Generation Rotorcraft Technologies Project (ENGRT) was announced in early 2022 and the project contract was awarded ...

  • ISR/special mission

    EC-37B Compass Call [USAF]

    Programme Background Requirement The retirement of the EF-111A in 1990 left the USAF largely out of the operational and tactical level radar jamming business. Lockheed Martin ...

  • Fighter - multirole

    MiG-35 (Russia)

    The MiG-35 is a new-generation derivative of the twin-engine MiG-29 (NATO code-name ‘Fulcrum’) featuring multi-role combat capabilities, significantly reworked airframe and a vastly expanded arsenal ...

  • Naval: Combat Management Systems

    Naval: Combat Management Systems | Multirole Underwater Seabed Surveillance Ship (MU3S) [Italy]

    In June 2024, during a presentation provided at the NATO Maritime Security Centre of Excellence (MARSEC COE), the Italian Navy detailed the new capabilities it ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Major networking projects

    Ballistic Missile Defence

    In early 2010, NATO acquired the first phase of an initial theatre ballistic missile defence capability to protect alliance forces. 

  • APCs/IFVs - tracked

    BMD-2

    Between 1,000 and 2,000 BMD-2 (Boevaya Mashina Desantnaya - Airborne Combat Vehicle) amphibious IFVs were produced for the Soviet Airborne Forces (VDV) by the Volgograd ...

  • Deployable/static missile systems

    Aegis Ashore

    Aegis Ashore is the first operational land-based version of the Aegis Combat System originally developed by Lockheed Martin for the US Navy's Ballistic Missile Defence ...

  • APCs/IFVs - tracked

    BMD-4M

    The BMD-4M is based on the BMD-4, which has been in the Russian Army's airborne forces (VDV) service since 2004. It was developed to provide an ...

  • APCs/IFVs - tracked

    BMD-1

    The Volgograd Tractor Plant (now known as the Volgograd Machine-Building Company) developed the BMD-1 amphibious IFV specifically to meet the requirements of the Soviet Union's ...

  • Land: battle management systems

    BMD-Flex

    BMD-Flex is a modular C2 software system for integrated air and missile defence. Built on T-Core, BMD-Flex’s features and functions can be tailored, ranging from ...

  • Sea: naval surveillance radar

    Smart-L MM/N

    The Thales Smart-L MM/N is an AESA D-band next-generation Long Range Multi-Mission Radar for Air and Space Surveillance and Ballistic Missile Detection. It is based ...

  • Land: manned turrets

    Bereg

    KBP developed the Bereg one-person turret (referred to as a ‘combat module’ in Russia) to provide an upgrade option for the Russian-designed BMD-series airborne IFV ...

  • Land: manned turrets

    Bakhcha

    The Bakhcha is the latest version of the two-man turret originally developed for the BMP-3 tracked IFV, which entered Soviet Army service in 1987.  It ...

  • Cannons

    2A70

    The 2A70 is a 100mm cannon that has been designed to equip infantry fighting vehicles, including the BMP-3, BMP-3F and the BMD-4M.

  • Major networking projects

    NATO SATCOM

    Leonardo has been awarded a turnkey contract to rationalise and upgrade NATO’s SATCOM systems and associated infrastructure. The company will design, build, test, commission and ...

  • Major networking projects

    NATO DCIS

    Airbus is delivering the NATO Deployable Communication and Information System (DCIS). The project represents a major upgrade in the capability of NATO Response Forces (NRF) ...

  • Land: RWS

    Qimek NATO

    Rheinmetall's RWS family includes the Qimek single-weapon RWS and the Nanuk dual-weapon RWS. The Qimek NATO combines full stabilisation, long-range day/night all-weather sights and a ...

  • Land: RWS

    Nanuk NATO

    Rheinmetall's RWS family includes the Qimek single-weapon RWS and the Nanuk dual-weapon RWS, which was introduced in 2008. The Nanuk NATO combines full stabilisation, long-range ...

  • APCs/IFVs - tracked

    ZBD-03/VN10

    The ZBD-03 (initially referred to as the ZLC2000) is an air-droppable tracked infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) designed to support airborne assault operations. Although it shares many ...